Lies, Deceit, and Blood Pressure Measurement

Blood Pressure Measurement and Other Tall Tales

From the elderly patient who really doesn’t want to get prescribed antihypertensives to the young, motivated paramedic, sometimes the numbers just don’t add up. Check out the podcast to get the whole story!

Show Notes

Reasons a measurement may be inaccurate

Room Temperature

Exercise

Alcohol use

Nicotine use

Background Noise

Arm position

Muscle Tension

Bladder Distension

Talking

Cell phone use

Observer bias

Observer inexperience

What is Blood Pressure?

The force or pressure exerted on the walls of the arteries by blood as it is pumped by the heart.